# Cultures in Community Question Answering

Source: [Cultures in Community Question Answering](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa322c1e209131ce88598e>)

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Authors: Imrul Kayes, Nicolas Kourtellis, Daniele Quercia, Adriana Iamnitchi, Francesco Bonchi

Published: 2015-08-20T16:55:42.000Z

## Abstract

CQA services are collaborative platforms where users ask and answer questions. We investigate the influence of national culture on people's online questioning and answering behavior. For this, we analyzed a sample of 200 thousand users in Yahoo Answers from 67 countries. We measure empirically a set of cultural metrics defined in Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions and Robert Levine's Pace of Life and show that behavioral cultural differences exist in community question answering platforms. We find that national cultures differ in Yahoo Answers along a number of dimensions such as temporal predictability of activities, contribution-related behavioral patterns, privacy concerns, and power inequality.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/1508.05044>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/1508.05044.pdf>)